India-Pakistan Partition: How many Muslim soldiers chose Pakistani Army and how many were left in Indian Army?
india won its independence from british colonial rule on august 15, 1947, but the cost of that victory was high since the british divided Bharat into india and Pakistan.
The british imperialists, who had pursued a policy of divide and rule for decades, seeded sectarian fractures in the once-unified indian social fabric, which drove the split.
In addition to dividing the nation's territory and its inhabitants, the bloody partition that claimed millions of lives in unheard-of sectarian riots also led to the dissolution of the british indian army on august 14, 1947. Major General Reginald Savory and Field Marshal Sir Claude john Eyre Auchinleck, commander of the british indian army, signed an order to this effect.
How many indian army soldiers chose Pakistani Army?
Soldiers were offered the option to enlist in the indian army or the recently established Pakistani army after the disbandment order, the final directive issued by the british indian Army. Historians and media sources from the era claim that although soldiers had the freedom to choose, they were only required to enlist in their country's army based on their religious beliefs.
Due to the diktat, which was intended to prevent intercommunal strife, neither Muslims nor Hindus or any other non-Muslim soldiers were allowed to enlist in the indian Army. Reports state that around 260,000 soldiers joined the indian army, whereas 140,000 men from the erstwhile british indian army joined the newly established Pakistani Army.
How many Muslims were left in indian Army?
Most Muslims opted to join the Pakistani army amid the religious turmoil and murder that followed the 1947 partition, whereas most non-Muslims, particularly Hindus, remained in india and joined the indian military. Only a small number of Muslim soldiers—including 554 Muslim officers—remain in the indian army, according to several accounts.
Prior to the partition, Muslims made up over 36% of the british indian Army; with the divide, their percentage dropped to barely 2%. Furthermore, the british officials made the decision to distribute munitions, weapons, and equipment between the two armies because the recently independent nations of india and pakistan had minimal resources.
Following the partition, the command structure of the erstwhile british indian army was similarly reformed, with four of the 12 commands going to pakistan and eight to India.
The british imperialists, who had pursued a policy of divide and rule for decades, seeded sectarian fractures in the once-unified indian social fabric, which drove the split.
In addition to dividing the nation's territory and its inhabitants, the bloody partition that claimed millions of lives in unheard-of sectarian riots also led to the dissolution of the british indian army on august 14, 1947. Major General Reginald Savory and Field Marshal Sir Claude john Eyre Auchinleck, commander of the british indian army, signed an order to this effect.
How many indian army soldiers chose Pakistani Army?
Soldiers were offered the option to enlist in the indian army or the recently established Pakistani army after the disbandment order, the final directive issued by the british indian Army. Historians and media sources from the era claim that although soldiers had the freedom to choose, they were only required to enlist in their country's army based on their religious beliefs.
Due to the diktat, which was intended to prevent intercommunal strife, neither Muslims nor Hindus or any other non-Muslim soldiers were allowed to enlist in the indian Army. Reports state that around 260,000 soldiers joined the indian army, whereas 140,000 men from the erstwhile british indian army joined the newly established Pakistani Army.
How many Muslims were left in indian Army?
Most Muslims opted to join the Pakistani army amid the religious turmoil and murder that followed the 1947 partition, whereas most non-Muslims, particularly Hindus, remained in india and joined the indian military. Only a small number of Muslim soldiers—including 554 Muslim officers—remain in the indian army, according to several accounts.
Prior to the partition, Muslims made up over 36% of the british indian Army; with the divide, their percentage dropped to barely 2%. Furthermore, the british officials made the decision to distribute munitions, weapons, and equipment between the two armies because the recently independent nations of india and pakistan had minimal resources.
Following the partition, the command structure of the erstwhile british indian army was similarly reformed, with four of the 12 commands going to pakistan and eight to India.